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Liz

Liz holds the #1258 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 178 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 1961 (#374 nationally, 664 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1930. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#168 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1258
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#374
in 1961 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
178
girls named Liz

Liz popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.018%0.027%0.036%18801900192019401960198020002020#374 in 1961
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1961

Where Liz is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025MI—New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: #168 (33 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)MA#168Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025IL—Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025PA—New Jersey: #718 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#718Connecticut: #459 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CT#459California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Liz in 2025HI—Texas: #1714 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1714Florida: #502 (36 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)FL#502
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#168), Connecticut (#459), Florida (#502)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Liz in the most recent year of SSA data.

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